September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
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September 29, 2018
Stiles Thomas’ New (Rare) Carving
Last night, Stiles Thomas unveiled his latest carving — an Ivory-billed Woodpecker.
When I brought it outside to photograph it just now, a Blue Jay flew to a nearby tree and started shouting at it.
Pretty awesome.
(A big thank you to all who attended the unveiling and my talk for Fyke last night.)
More on Ivory-billed Woodpeckers here.
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Wonderful carving and look at those twig-like feet! I just know this bird is not extinct. He’s out there somewhere!
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Pat Price
Wonderful carving and look at those twig-like feet! I just know this bird is not extinct. He’s out there somewhere!